含有“play”的俚语

课堂The word play is a commonly used word.As a noun,it means a production or a live show.
单词play 是一个常用词。

作为一个名词，它意味着一个作品或一个现场表演。

As a verb,it usually means to do something related to sports and games.It can also be used to describe play-ing instruments.However,there are also several other situations in which English speakers use the word play.Here are some collocations with it!
作为动词，它通常意味着做一些与体育和游戏有关的事情。

它也可以用来描述演奏乐器。

然而，也有其他几种情况下，英语使用者们会使用单词play。

这里有一些搭配！
In case you do not know,collocations are phrases of words that are more commonly used than you might expect.They often have a specific meaning when the words are used together.
以防你不知道，搭配是比你想象的更常用的词语短语。

当一些单词连在一起使用时，它们通常有特定的含义。

Expressions,phrases and idioms with Play 与play 有关的表达、短语和习语1.To play a role (in)
One of the most common uses of play is the phrase to play a role.This means that a person,thing,company,event,etc.had a part in something.
play 最常见的用法之一是扮演角色。

这意味着一个人、一件事、一个公司、一件事等在某件事中占有一席之地。

In this phrase,the word role can be preceded by words that show how important this role was to whatev-
er is being mon adjectives include impor-tant,major,key,crucial,significant,large,and vital.
在这个短语中，“role ”一词的前面可以是表示这个角色对所描述的内容有多重要的词。

常用形容词包括重要的、主要的、关键的、关键的、重要的、大的和重要的。

All of these adjectives mean that the role played was very important —perhaps meaning that the result could not have been possible without the thing.
所有这些形容词都意味着所扮演的角色非常重要——也许意味着没有这件事，结果就不可能实现。

Examples 例子
Deciding to travel instead of going straight to col-lege after high school played a major role in my life.
高中毕业后决定去旅行而不是直接去上大学，这在我的生活中起了很大的作用。

You might not think it if you don ’t know how it works,but the secretary of the office actually plays a vi-tal role in making almost all the decisions at this compa-ny.
如果你不知道它是如何运作的，你可能不会这样想，但是办公室秘书实际上在公司的几乎所有决策中扮演着至关重要的角色。

Ronald played a key role in helping the team win today.
罗纳德在帮助球队赢得今天的比赛中发挥了关键作用。

2.To play a part (in)play a part 与play a role 相关
Playing a part is similar to playing a role.They
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both can be used to describe how something works.
play a part与play a role相关。

他们都可以用来描
述工作如何进展。

The difference is that playing a role is usually used
to describe someone or something that has a large role.
Playing a part can also be more important,but if some-
one or something wasn’t important,they usually play a
part,not a role.
不同的是，play a role通常被用来描述一个角色很
大的人或事物。

play a role也可能更重要，但如果某人
或某物不重要，他们通常扮演一个部分，而不是一个角
色。

That means that adjectives that go before part can
include small,insignificant,and fleeting,as well as
those such as key and crucial.
这意味着在part前面的形容词可以包括小的、不
重要的和转瞬即逝的，以及那些诸如“关键的”和“重要
的”的形容词。

Examples
It’s good to make any kind of progress,but cutting
coupons only plays a small part in helping you stay un-
der budget.
取得任何进展都是好事，但削减优惠券在帮助你
保持预算的作用不大。

Bobby only played a fleeting part in working on the
project,but he’s trying to take all the credit.
博比在这个项目的工作中只扮演了一个短暂的角
色，但他正在努力获得所有的荣誉。

Sandra keeps saying she only played an insignifi-
cant part in the company’s success,but she is seriously
downplaying how important she was.
桑德拉一直说她在公司的成功中只扮演了一个微
不足道的角色，但她严重低估了自己的重要性。

3.Play your cards right
Playing your cards right is an idiom that comes
from the various card games that are out there.It means
that regardless what you have,you can win or be suc-
cessful if you use your resources wisely.
Playing your cards right是一个成语，来自于各种各
样的纸牌游戏。

这意味着，无论你拥有什么，如果你明
智地使用你的资源，你都可以赢或成功。

It can also mean behaving appropriately.This ex-
pression can be used in any situation.
它也意味着行为得体。

这个表达可以在任何情况
下使用。

Examples
If you play your cards right,we might be able to
turn this in to a$10million investment.
如果你做得对，我们可能会把它变成1000万美元
的投资。

If you play your cards right,I will buy you a choco-
late bar when we leave the store.
如果你规规矩矩的，我们离开商店时我会给你买
一块巧克力。

I didn’t think it was possible but I was able to get a
well-paying job and ace my classes when I played my
cards right!
我认为这是不可能的，但当我行为得体时我能够
得到一份高薪的工作！
4.Play the system
This means to take advantage of the rules of a spe-
cific system for your own benefit.Even though you are
not technically breaking the law or the rules,you are us-
ing them in a way that isn’t fair for most other people.
这意味着为了你自己的利益而利用特定系统的规
则。

即使你没有在技术上违反法律或规则，但你使用
它们的方式对大多数人来说是不公平的。

Playing the system has a negative feeling attached
to it,so someone who plays the system takes full advan-
tage of the weaknesses of that set of rules.
play the system会有一种负面的感觉，所以暗箱操
作的人会充分利用这套规则的弱点。

Examples
Tom often play the system by changing the laws in
their favor.
汤姆经常通过暗箱操作来操纵法律。

It sounds dirty but sometimes you have to play the
system to get what you want.
这听起来很肮脏，但有时你必须暗箱操作才能得
到你想要的。

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didate for this job.
哇，他真是贬低了你的学历！你的经验和学历使
你成为这份工作的完美人选。

Don’t play down your skills if you are trying to
pitch your services to a potential client.
如果你试图向潜在客户推销你的服务，不要贬低
你的能力。

I don’t understand why Theresa would want to
play down her scholarship.It’s a really big deal!
我不明白特蕾莎为什么要贬低她奖学金的事。

这真是一件大事！
12.Play ball
Playing ball means to go with the flow,give in,or
do what the other person wants you to do.Even if you
would rather do something your own way,you might
choose to give in because someone else,such as your
boss or parents,insist on something else.
愿意合作意味着随波逐流，屈服，或者做别人想
让你做的事。

即使你宁愿按自己的想法做，你也可能
选择让步，因为其他人，比如你的老板或父母，坚持要
做别的事情。

Note that play ball also has the literal meaning of
playing a sport,so do not get confused if you see it used
in that context.
请注意，play ball也有做运动的字面意义，所以不
要混淆，如果你看到它在那个上下文中使用。

Examples
It looks like the boss wants us to do things her way.
Alright then,let’s play ball!
看来老板想让我们按她的方式做事。

好吧，那我
们遵从指令吧！
Play ball!The materials that we need to start work-
ing have finally arrived.
合作开始吧！我们需要的材料终于到了。

What else do you want me to do?I already said I
would play ball!
你还想让我做什么？我已经说过要打球了！
13.Play the innocent
When you want to fool someone else,you can play
the innocent.This means that you pretend that you do
not understand what is happening,and that it has noth-
ing to do with you.
当你想愚弄别人时，你可以假装无辜。

这意味着
你假装不明白发生了什么，而这与你无关。

In this case,you are most likely guilty for some-
thing,but don’t want to be blamed for it.Instead,you
pretend to be innocent like the spies do in the movies.
在这种情况下，你很可能要对某件事负责，但不
想为此受到指责。

相反，你假装像电影里的间谍一样
清白。

Examples
Do you think you can get away with this by playing
the innocent?Think again!
你认为你可以假装无辜来逃避这个吗？再想一
想！
When I was caught,I didn’t know what I should
do so I tried to play the innocent.
当我被抓到的时候，我不知道该怎么做，所以我
试着假装无辜。

I don’t think this bystander is playing the innocent
but it’s never easy to tell if someone is telling the truth
or not.
我不认为这个旁观者是在装无辜，但要知道某人
说的是不是真的从来都不容易。

14.Play straight into someone’s hands
14.做对某人有利的事
Playing straight into someone’s hands means to
help them without meaning to or do exactly what they
want you to do,especially if you don’t want to.
做对某人有利的事意味着不求回报地帮助他们
或做他们想要你做的事情，特别是如果你不想这样做
的话。

This is a term used a lot when talking about tricks
and manipulation;having played straight into someone’s
hands is usually something that is accompanied by a
feeling of betrayal or being tricked.
这是一个在谈论技巧和操纵时经常使用的术语；
做对某人有利的事通常是伴随着背叛或被欺骗的感
觉。

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tually harm you.
它经常是一种不好的感觉，即使它实际上并不伤
害你。

Examples
The policemen set up a trap to catch the thief,who
played straight into their hands by falling for the trap
right away.
警察设下了一个陷阱来捉小偷，小偷立刻落入了
陷阱，落入了警察手中。

Patrick knew that you would react with anger be-
fore trying to think things through,so he was banking
on that reaction from you.By getting angry and yelling
at the clients,you played straight into his hands.
帕特里克知道你在想问题之前会生气，所以他指
望着你的反应。

你生气了，冲着客户大喊大叫，这是
对他有利的事。

If I play my cards right,I think I can get him to
show up late to the test on purpose and play straight into
my hands.
如果我得手，我想我可以故意让他考试迟到，这
是对我有利的事。

Sports
When it comes to sports,there are a number of
words that you can use to describe them.While we gen-
erally say playing sports,some sports,such as running,
ballet,or swimming,use different words.We go run-
ning,do ballet,and go swimming.
运动类
谈到体育，你可以用许多词来形容它们。

虽然我
们一般说运动，但有些运动，如跑步、芭蕾舞或游泳，
会使用不同的词。

我们去跑步、跳芭蕾舞和游泳。

For play,we usually talk about sports that need a
ball or something similar(shuttlecock for badminton,
disc for Frisbee,puck for hockey,etc.)to play.Below
are some sports that we play rather than go or do.
对于“play”，我们通常谈论需要球或类似东西的
运动（羽毛球、飞盘、曲棍球等）。

下面是一些我们去
玩而不是去做的运动。

Play badminton
Play ping pong
Play football
Play soccer
Play baseball
Play tennis
Play hockey
Play chess
Play squash
Play volleyball
Play basketball
Play cricket
Play board and card games
打羽毛球
打乒乓球
踢足球
踢足球
打棒球
打网球
打曲棍球
下象棋
打壁球
打排球
打篮球
打板球
玩棋盘和纸牌游戏
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